Handbook ‘does not fully address the challenges’ Medicare Advantage can create for seniors, senator says
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A pair of senators have introduced a bill to improve the “Medicare &
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Bill would ban payers from selling Medicare Advantage plans under Medicare name
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that would rename Medicare Advantage plans,
Read MoreHow the PACT Act is Already Helping Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) The PACT Act is a historic new law that will help VA provide health care and benefits
Read MoreExplaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Meredith Freed for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Sep 22, 2022) The Inflation Reduction Act
Read MoreWhite House directs health, science agencies to make federally funded studies free to access
(By Sarah Owermohle for STAT) The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies
Read MoreThe biggest winners of the Inflation Reduction Act
For the first time in history, Medicare has the power to negotiate drug prices. Granted, in the beginning, the number
Read MoreHow Will the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act Affect Medicare Beneficiaries?
(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Meredith Freed, and Anthony Damico for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 18, 2022) On August
Read MoreStates continue regulatory onslaught against PBMs
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) State legislative efforts to regulate or increase transparency policies around pharmacy benefit managers
Read MoreHere’s who Democrats’ drug pricing bill will actually help
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Millions of patients in the Medicare program could eventually see lower prescription drug
Read MoreCongress is about to act on drug price reform. Here’s what you need to know
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin and Allison Aubrey for NPR) Americans pay way more than people in other countries do for prescription
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